Albanese government abandons beleaguered inland rail project connecting NSW with Queensland

Originally envisioned to run 1,700km from Melbourne to a port near Brisbane, the mega infrastructure project will now only connect Beveridge in Victoria to Parkes in NSW

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Queensland government in ‘integrity crisis’ over alleged undisclosed affair between two ministers [during which time Minister for Sport Tim Mander moved the Olympic Sailing from Moreton Bay to the Whitsundays in electorate of Amanda Cam], opposition says

https://quokk.au/c/australianpolitics/p/876740/queensland-government-in-integrity-crisis-over-alleged-undisclosed-affair-between-two-minist

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Surfing Greenmount Beach, Gold Coast - Australia - Part 1

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Queensland government in ‘integrity crisis’ over alleged undisclosed affair between two ministers, opposition says
By Joe Hinchliffe

The Olympic Games minister, Tim Mander, and the child safety minister, Amanda Camm say they were not in a relationship when they were sworn in

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/04/queensland-government-ministerial-integrity-alleged-affair-mander-camm

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Queensland government in ‘integrity crisis’ over alleged undisclosed affair between two ministers, opposition says

The Olympic Games minister, Tim Mander, and the child safety minister, Amanda Camm say they were not in a relationship when they were sworn in

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Queensland government in ‘integrity crisis’ over alleged undisclosed affair between two ministers, opposition says

The Olympic Games minister, Tim Mander, and the child safety minister, Amanda Camm say they were not in a relationship when they were sworn in

The Guardian

Annastacia Palaszczuk on resilience - podcast
By Presented by Tom McIlroy. Produced by Daniel Semo. The executive producer is Allison Chan

When <strong>Annastacia Palaszczuk</strong> led a Labor opposition to win government in the 2015 Queensland election, she was labelled an ‘accidental premier’. She later became a three-term premier who ended on her own terms.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/may/01/annastacia-palaszczuk-resilience-australian-politics-podcast-ntwnfb

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Annastacia Palaszczuk on resilience – Australian Politics podcast

Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about being underestimated during her time in politics and how she became a three-term premier who ended on her own terms

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‘Wake-up call’: methane emissions from Australian coalmines more than double official estimates, report finds
By Graham Readfearn

International Energy Agency findings show government must commit to rapid cuts in emissions of greenhouse gas, climate experts say

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/04/methane-emissions-australian-coalmines-more-than-double-official-estimates-report-finds

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‘Wake-up call’: methane emissions from Australian coalmines more than double official estimates, report finds

International Energy Agency findings show government must commit to rapid cuts in emissions of greenhouse gas, climate experts say

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Shaken staff and an author exodus: how a picture book plunged an acclaimed Australian publisher into a crisis over antisemitism
By Joe Hinchliffe

The cancellation of Jazz Money’s children’s book Bila, A River Cycle over comments by the book’s illustrator, Matt Chun, has led to the publisher’s potential collapse

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/03/shaken-staff-and-an-author-exodus-how-a-picture-book-plunged-an-acclaimed-australian-publisher-into-a-crisis-over-antisemitism

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Shaken staff and an author exodus: how a picture book plunged an acclaimed Australian publisher into a crisis over antisemitism

The cancellation of Jazz Money’s children’s book Bila, A River Cycle over comments by the book’s illustrator, Matt Chun, has led to the publisher’s potential collapse

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